Third seed Novak Djokovic held off Lleyton Hewitt and a pro-Australian crowd to advance to the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a straight-sets victory on Rod Laver Arena.
The 20-year-old Serb overcame a lacklustre start before overpowering the local favourite 7-5 6-3 6-3.
Djokovic will now meet fifth seed David Ferrer, who defeated Spanish compatriot Juan Carlos Ferrero 7-5 3-6 6-4 6-1.
Coming off an exhausting five-set marathon against Marcos Baghdatis that ended at 4.34am on Sunday morning, Hewitt showed no signs of tiredness as he broke Djokovic early in the first set to take a 4-2 lead.
But wasted opportunities on Djokovic's serve in the seventh game - Hewitt held two break points - allowed the Serb back in the contest.
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